GENETIC AND NON-GENETIC VARIABILITY OF WEANING WEIGHT IN LARGE WHITE YORKSHIRE PIGS

M. Vasundharadevi; M.G. Govindaiah; H.N. Narasimhamurthy; S.B. Krishnappa

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jul 1996)

GENETIC AND NON-GENETIC VARIABILITY OF WEANING WEIGHT IN LARGE WHITE YORKSHIRE PIGS

M. Vasundharadevi,
M.G. Govindaiah,
H.N. Narasimhamurthy,
S.B. Krishnappa

Affiliations

M. Vasundharadevi: Department of Animal Breeding, Genetics and Biostatistics Veterinary College, Bangalore
M.G. Govindaiah: Department of Animal Breeding, Genetics and Biostatistics Veterinary College, Bangalore
H.N. Narasimhamurthy: Department of Animal Breeding, Genetics and Biostatistics Veterinary College, Bangalore
S.B. Krishnappa: Department of Animal Breeding, Genetics and Biostatistics Veterinary College, Bangalore

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27, no. 2
pp. 82 – 85

Abstract

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The effect of sex, period and season of birth on the weaning weight of Large White Yorkshire piglets and the heritability of this trait and its relationship with birth weight was analysed wing data of 1477 piglets, sired by 18 boars and born during 1984 to 1992. The overall mean weaning weight was 8.00 0.07 kg. The period and season of birth significantly (P <_ 0.05) influenced the weaning weight. The heritability estimate for weaning weight was U.7O ± 0.21. Weaning weight had moderately positive and highly significant (P <- 0.01) correlation with birth weight.

Published in Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

ISSN: 0971-0701 (Print); 2582-0605 (Online)
Publisher: Director of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Science: Physiology: Animal biochemistry; Science: Science (General)
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